George W. and Charles A. Lane Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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Surname: LANE
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915

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     GEORGE W. AND CHARLES A. LANE, of the G. W. & C. A.
Lane Company, manufacturers of machines for grain elevators, also
grinding machines, are sons of William and Sally (Mason) Lane, who
were both natives of Rockingham County, N. H. Their paternal grand-
father was John Lane, whose wife, before marriage, was a Miss Cram.

Page 772

William Lane, the father, was a carpenter and farmer and in politics
a Democrat. He and his wife were members of the Baptist Church and
were people highly regarded by their neighbors. They had a daugh-
ter, Annie, who is the wife of J. H. Bartlett. She, with her brothers,
George and Charles, constituted their family of children.
     George W. Lane was educated in the common schools, at Pembroke
Academy, and at a private school. Completing his studies at the age of
sixteen years, he for several years thereafter followed various lines of
work of a mechanical kind, until 1871, at which time he became associated
with his brother in their present business. At first they started in a
small way and so kept on for several years, but about 1874 the business
began to increase and has since steadily continued to improve until
now they are the proprietors of a very prosperous concern. They have
a fully equipped machine shop and employ about fifteen men. They
have also done a considerable amount of carpenter work in this vicinity,
being for years associated with their father in this line.
     George W. Lane married Annie L. Adams, who was born in Exeter ,
N. H., a daughter of Aaron and Martha (Wiggin) Adams. She died in
1899 and is buried in Exeter. Mr. Lane formerly served the town as
police commissioner. In politics he is a Democrat and he attends the
Baptist church.
     Charles A. Lane attended the same educational institutions as his
brother George. Afterwards he worked on he farm with his father and
continued with him until 1871, when he formed his present business con-
nection with his brother. He married Abbie Myria Brown, a native of
Loudon, N. H., and daughter of Deacon John S. R. and Acher (Mills)
Brown. He, like his brother, is a Democrat and a Baptist in religion.
He has three children: Carl, who is a stenographer residing in Boston;
Bessie, the wife of Ralph S. Perkins of Exeter, and Harold M., who is
residing at home with his parents. The Lane family exhibits a high type
of citizenship, its members possessing in large measure those qualities
of honesty, industry and perseverance which have made New England
men and women famous the world over.